Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997nyasa.822..318n&link_type=abstract
Near-Earth Objects, the United Nations International Conference: Proceedings of the international conference held April 24-26, 1
Computer Science
Asteroid Belts, Asteroids, Craters, Planets, Solar System, Terrestrial Planets, Analogies, Cratering, Data Bases, Populations, Size Distribution, Statistical Distributions
Scientific paper
The terrestrial planets, the Earth's Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury, and the asteroids Gaspra and Ida show striking similarities in their crater size distribution characteristics. The investigation of the crater populations on Gaspra and Ida yield information on the crater size distribution in the source region of the bodies which are largely responsible for cratering the inner solar system planets. Comparison of these data especially with the lunar impact record, which is our most reliable data base, confirms the complex shape of the crater size distribution curve (standard distribution), and lends strong support to the idea of a common population of bodies impacting the inner planets and largely stemming from the asteroid belt.
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